siemens - Public Service Commission

9.18 Ladders
9.18.1 Ladders should be erected, used and stored in accordance with SAF-SUBS-00019,
SAF-SUBS-00022 and SAF-SUBS-00036 or site procedures.
9.18.2 Ladders shall be inspected in accordance with the site's maintenance inspection
programs AND prior to each use by the ladder user. At a minimum, the following items
should be included in the inspection:
Missing or damaged components (e.g., cracked side rails, bent or damaged
rungs, missing non-slip material on feet of ladder, loose or missing rivets, screws,
or bolts, etc.)
All fasteners are secure
All moving parts are in good working order
Side rails and rungs are free from dirt, oil or other foreign material.
Defective ladders shall be removed from service for repair or destruction and tagged or
marked, "Dangerous, Do Not Use" or other suitable verbiage.
9.18.3 Step ladders shall be used appropriately with legs fully extended and locked, and shall not
be used as extension ladders.
9.18.4 Portable rung and cleat ladders shall, where possible, be used at such a pitch that the
horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is one-quarter of the
working length of the ladder (the length along the ladder between the foot and the top
support). The ladder shall be so placed as to prevent slipping, and it shall be tied off, or
held in position. Ladders shall not be used horizontally as platforms, runways, or
scaffolds.
9.18.5 When working on a ladder resting against a pole or round structure, always secure the
ladder at the top. Until this is done, have someone hold the ladder.
9.18.6 The top of a ladder used to gain access to a roof or working platform shall extend at least
three feet above the roof or platform, where possible.
9.18.7 Ladders shall not be placed in front of doors opening toward the ladder unless the door is
blocked, locked, or guarded.
9.18.8 Ladders shall not be placed on boxes, barrels, or other unstable bases to gain additional
height.
9.18.9 Fall protection shall be utilized when working off a ladder 6 feet from the surface on
which the ladder is resting, Le, ladder set up on floor level with a fall potential nearby
below the floor level.
9.18.10 Employees shall not climb ladders with tools, materials or anything else in their hands.
I SAF-NGGC-2172 REV. 8
PEF-NCR-00622